Improvement in hames



W. T. RAMEY.

Hame& I No. 215,673. Patented may 20, 1879.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WILLIAM T. RAMEY, OF KIDDVILLE, KENTUCKY.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAM ES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 215,673, dated Ma3 Q0, 1879; application filed March 29, 1879.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM T. RAMEY, of Kiddville, in the county of Clark and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hames; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and ti guresof reference marked thereon.

The figure of the drawing is a representation of a face of my hame.

My invention relates to harness; and it consists in the manner in which I attach the traces to the hames.

A is a hame, formed of metal and provided with plate B. Upon this plate there is a button-lug, O. D is a plate for the end of the trace, provided with an opening, d, to receive the trace, and a slot, d, to engage the button. I) b are projections to retain the plate D in proper position on the plate B and prevent accidental unbuttoning of the same.

What I claim is In a harness-hame, the plate B, attached to the hame, and provided with the button-lug O and projections b b, in combination with the trace-plate D, provided with the openings d and the slot d, as and for the purposes substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I hax e hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM TAYLOR RAMEY.

Witnesses:

MINOR H. HIsLE, JAMES HISLE. 

